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 Ship tips over
Topic Originator: buffy  
Date:   Wed 22 Mar 12:53

Serious incident at Leith docks this morning. A ship has tipped over on to its side from the dry dock.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-65038617

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 Re: Ship tips over
Topic Originator: desparado  
Date:   Wed 22 Mar 14:12

Ships in dry dock are subjected to high winds regularly……they don’t normally tip over. Something seriously wrong for this to happen. Must have been terrifying for those on board.

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 Re: Ship tips over
Topic Originator: Wedge  
Date:   Thu 23 Mar 09:03

Its a large vessel, wind direction looks to have been spot on against her, docking plan should have allowed for gusting winds and regular weather events. It was very windy but shouldn`t have been of major concern, the other ship in the dock was much lower and didn`t have the same side profile. It is possible in a smaller company that those checks were just not followed or considered for the predicted weather, or that the forecast wasn`t accurate enough or checked.

Either way a 8-10 storey building falling 45° is one hell of an impact. Hopefully all those still in hospital can make a speedy recovery. Very lucky it wasn`t worse.

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 Re: Ship tips over
Topic Originator: widtink  
Date:   Thu 23 Mar 09:32

There`s been far bigger ships in that dock with far higher superstructures than the Petrel has. Must be a right c*ck up and it`ll probably be the responsibility of whoever was in charge of her docking down. I don`t know if Leith has a dockmaster.
Pretty sure that dock is Dales marine too.

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 Re: Ship tips over
Topic Originator: Wedge  
Date:   Thu 23 Mar 10:26

Yeh it is Forth Ports site but Dales have leased the dry dock and will be responsible for the docking plan.

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 Re: Ship tips over
Topic Originator: OzPar  
Date:   Fri 24 Mar 02:02

I would not want to have been down at the bottom of the drydock when that happened. It would have been terrifying.

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 Re: Ship tips over
Topic Originator: Parboiled  
Date:   Fri 24 Mar 09:24

The cardboard funnel on the Glen Sannox blew off.
Last seen floating doon the Clyde with a pair of seagull honeymooners and a seal enjoying a free cruise…

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